Beyond the Bolex
2018, English. Directed by Alyssa Bolsey.
Filmmaker Alyssa Bolsey stumbles on a treasure trove of vintage cameras, old film reels, fading photos, technical drawings and boxes of documents that belonged to her great-grandfather Jacques Bolsey. Among the many boxes, she spots an old movie camera with the word "Bolex" embossed on its side and a dangling tag with the date, "1927." Entranced, she embarks on a journey to reveal how Jacques aimed to disrupt the early film industry with a motion picture camera for the masses.
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- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Beyond the Bolex is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India.
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- Released
- 8 November 2018
- Country
- Switzerland
- Written by
- Alyssa Bolsey, Tchavdar Georgiev
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Beyond the Bolex runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Beyond the Bolex is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Beyond the Bolex?
Beyond the Bolex (2018) was directed by Alyssa Bolsey and stars Jacques Bolsey, Wim Wenders, Jonas Mekas.